Urinary tract infections during pregnancy

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I had mild symptoms including very frequent urge to urinate a pain in my bladder. The basic urine test didn't show anything, prob. BC I'm very good at drinking lots of water or something, but when my culture came back it tested positive for E Coli. Which sounds kind of scary, but ya. I'm on antibiotics now and they are doing the job great. I'm glad I followed my gut instincts and had the Dr. Send in the culture. Anyway,my Dr. And many articles say not to have sex while on the antibiotics and healing,etc. Does anyone know how critical this is? I'm feeling fantastic and really want to (in my 2nd trimester),but I wasn't sure how dangerous it would be for me to have intercourse during all this? Could it make the healing process longer? Higher risk of kidney,etc problems for me or problems for the baby? TIA!

I hope this comment helps someone..during my first pregnancy I contracted a nasty uti in the second trimester and the gp prescribed keflex antibiotics which worked. After that incident I started to research for alternatives treatments for uti and discovered d-mannose. I bought the powder off eBay and haven't looked back. This stuff is amazing. If I don't drink enough water or go to the toilet enough that's when I'm at a higher risk of uti so I'll drink d-mannose as a preventative. So far no side effects at all and most importantly no uti's! In 5 months! If you are actively trying to treat a uti you should take it 4 times a day and drink plenty of water. Please look into this miracle product and give it a go!

I started having urinary infection about week's while Trying having a baby.later the following week I had abdomen pain craps.fever.nausea.tired.and week I went to a doctor bt he didnt do pregnacy test he gave me treatment while using it I was still vomit.lack appetite and late for period now I finish treatment yester before I buy pregnancy test.bt today im having craps like period pain and little light blood.i dont know if im pregnant or not please help

I started having urinary infection about week's while Trying having a baby.later the following week I had abdomen pain craps.fever.nausea.tired.and week I went to a doctor bt he didnt do pregnacy test he gave me treatment while using it I was still vomit.lack appetite and late for period now I finish treatment yester before I buy pregnancy test.bt today im having craps like period pain and little light blood.i dont know if im pregnant or not please help

I just started my 3rd trimester, first baby. So when the lower back pain started I didn't think much of it, figured it was normal. But after 2 Days of back pain hell I knew something wasn't right. I went to my Dr immediately and they sent me to emergency. There I was diagnosed with kidney stones and kidney infection. I was rushed to the local woman's hospital instantly. Apparently you can go into early labour if you don't treat it ASAP. I've now been in the hospital for 3 days. Hooked up to IV's and antibiotics. Baby is fantastic, thank goodness we caught it in time. Talk to your dr about any 'little' symptom you have. Don't be like me and power through it. Back pain doesn't always mean it's part of normal pregnancy.

I'm 28 weeks pregnant & was told about 3 mo along that I have a uterine fibroid. Have been having pain again from it & now my dr's office called me today to inform me that I've tested for a bladder infection now, too. I had been peeing just a little bit when I had to go & was feeling pressure also, & I thought was due to fibroid, but dr said was b/c of infection. They Rx'd me Amoxicillin so I hope it'll knock it out. I've been having some lower back pain tonight, and I'm hoping it'll get better, too. I've got 28 week ultrasound on Thurs so they'll let me know if it's getting better...

Why doesn't anyone tell women that D Mannose cures bladder infections?! D- Mannose is a sugar that passes thru your body and goes into your bladder. It is a simple food that bacteria loves. Bacteria will adhere to the sugar and you pee it out. It cured me of recurrent bladder infections!!! I had a UTI while pregnant and was so worried about taking antibiotics early on. Antibiotics also have side effects. PLEASE google it and get educated, ladies. It cures most UTIs!!! Your dr won't tell you. I suffered w UTIS for a long time and now never get one. You can buy it online or a natural food store. I use it as a preventive: after sex etc....

I went for my routine pap smear and the first thing my Dr told me after taking my urine was that I was positive for a u.t.i :/ I'm 17 weeks and 5 days today but I'm scared because I still can't sleep from continously waking up to use the restroom and as much as I try and go only a little comes out. Does this mean that the antibiotics are not working? I'm down to my last 2 already and I'm praying that my Obgyn tells me it's cleared up by my next appointment.

I get UTI infections quite often. I'm worried about getting them when I'm pregnant. I don't want to take any unnecessary medication during the pregnancy. Thanks for the great information!

Tara | We've got a few stains in our carpets. Just from the kids spilling things. It's just something that we can't seem to keep up on. I've been thinking about getting the carpets cleaned every six months to keep up with it.

At 6 weeks I went to the e.r. with spotting, frequent urination, and and urine that had a nasty odor. They diagnosed me with a UTI so I took my 7 days of antibiotics along with mass amounts of water (severe morning sickness prevents me from drinking much more than that) and here I am at 8 weeks and still have darker colored urine along with the same smell. Starting to question if it was more severe than they originally thought or if it's something completely different :-(

Hi, im 16 weeks pregnant and im not sure if I have a UTI or not. I dont know if im just paranoid since this is my first pregnancy or not. I have a red tint not blood but a red tint when I wipe and have the urge to pee but I just get a few drops at a time. Im not sure if I should go to the hospital or not. Any advice?

Ugh, I'll tell ya what.. UTI's are horrible. I'm currently getting over one now. I'm 21 weeks pregnant and had developed a nasty kidney infection. I had every possible symptom, from the chills to the flank pain. This is very serious and can have you hospitalized instantly. I was there for 3 days straight on iv's and am now finishing up my antibiotics. Remember to stay clean and pee when you have to.

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